The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-26
MINOR MATTERS.

Mr.. Benedict Boasts that He VIII Hold His
Office Despite the Senate's Action.
specias to the Indianapolis Journaa.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2o.--"Public Printer Ben
edict is telling that he is going to hold his Office
whether he is confirmed or not" said gentle
men who is often at this establishment me-
Benedict says tha. the Senate committee having
his nomination in charge has determined that he
is not under the letter and spirit of the law eli
eible to the position, but that it has unanimous
ly determined that he is good man for the
Office, nasmuch as he saves money for the gov
ernment, and that he is to be allowed to serve
along till the Senate adjourns, and then he will
be reappointed." The labor union men heresay
that if this is done they will, in body, oppose
the men who compose the Senate committee on
printing and turn the whole strength Of the
Knights OF Labor against the predominant party
in the Senate. There appear to be some people
between two fires in this matter, and it will bt
little strange if somebody is not burned just
little, if not good DEAL
Increased Sales of General Logan's Book.
Washington Special
1.-The sale of General Loean's book, entitled
The Great Conspiracy has increased 90 per
cent. since his DEATH said an avenue book
seller to your correspondent During last week
we sold about forty copies, and sales continue
brisk It is the same in all the city book stores,
hear; still, you must not judge from this that
Mrs. Logan will ever make anything like .
fortune from the Generals book. When say
tho sales have increased 80 per cent, that does
not mean much in a financial way, for the book
has sold badly all along. It was published at
an unfortunate time, just when General Grants
book was in heavy demand and MIR. Blaine's Sec
ond volume was On the market. doubt II Mrs.
Logan will get So, 900 royalty from the volume.
The fact is, General Logan s publishers showed
little business shrewdness in selecting the time
for the publication, in arranging the details OF
the circulation. in their manner of putting the
book on the market"
National Woman Suffrage Association.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 The National Woman
Suffrage Association met here to-day for its
nineteenth annual convention. among the dele
gates present were Susan B. Anthony, Mrs. May
Wright Sewal1, Mrs. Harriet r. Shattuck, Mrs.
Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, Mrs. Isabella
Beecher Hooker. Rev. Olympia Brown Mrs.
Mary Seymour Howell, Mrs. Clara B. Crosby.
Madam Clara Neyman Mrs. z. G. Wallace. Miss
Phoebe W. Couzins. Mrs. Hannah Whitehall
Smith. Mary E. Eastman. Lillian Devereux
livered the opening address and at its conclusion
read letter from Mrs Elizabeth C;sdy Staoto
the president of the association, who is now in
Europe. Several reports were read and accepted.
after which Mrs. Harrictt r. Shattuck spoke
upon the subject of 1.-THE Women Who Ask and
the Women Who Object"
At the evening session addresses we're made
by Mrs. Sewall, of Indiana, on '.The Conditions
OF LIBERTY by Mrs. Harhert. of Illinois, on
Our Mosherless Government and by MIRA
Isabella Beecher Hooker, on 1.-THE Constitutional
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